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2. Insect pheromones - Wikipedia

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   Vincent Dethier divided insect pheromones into six categories according to their general behavior-triggering effects. [11] These include prisoners, which are normally only perceptible at short distances and cause an insect in motion to stop, and locomotor stimulants, which increase the insect's speed or decrease the number of directional changes.

3. Cymbopogon - Wikipedia

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   Citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus and Cymbopogon winterianus) grow to about 2 metres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet) and have magenta-colored base stems.These species are used for the production of citronella oil, which is used in soaps, as an insect repellent (especially mosquitoes and houseflies) in insect sprays and candles, and aromatherapy.

4. Bug zapper - Wikipedia

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   Bug zapper traps may be installed indoors, or outdoors if they are constructed to withstand the effects of weather. However, they are not effective at killing biting insects (female mosquitoes and other insects) outdoors, [4] [5] being much more effective at attracting and killing other harmless and beneficial insects.

5. Defense in insects - Wikipedia

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   Insects have a wide variety of predators, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, carnivorous plants, and other arthropods.The great majority (80–99.99%) of individuals born do not survive to reproductive age, with perhaps 50% of this mortality rate attributed to predation. [1]

6. Transfluthrin - Wikipedia

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   Transfluthrin is a fast-acting pyrethroid insecticide with low persistency. It has the molecular formula C 15 H 12 Cl 2 F 4 O 2.. Transfluthrin can be used in the indoor environment against flies, mosquitoes, moths and cockroaches.

7. Mothball - Wikipedia

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   Older mothballs consisted primarily of naphthalene, but due to naphthalene's flammability, many modern mothball formulations instead use 1,4-dichlorobenzene.The latter formulation may be somewhat less flammable, although both chemicals have the same NFPA 704 rating for flammability.